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JAFSCD Book Review Query Form

JAFSCD is open access as a community-supported journal. Learn more and see how to support us.

Thank you for your interest in reviewing a book or other item for JAFSCD! Use this form to either respond to a request made by JAFSCD or to propose a new publication for review.
We publish reviews of books, reports, films, training materials, and other information related to food systems development work. They need to be recently published (within the last 2 years). These publications should be of interest to an international audience and relate to one or more components of local or regional food systems (such as sustainable production, marketing and value chains, or food consumption), as long they have a community development element.
To propose a publication for review or to be contacted when we are seeking a reviewer, please provide the information below. We'll respond promptly to tell you if you've been selected. We will have a review copy sent to you by the publisher (as a hard copy or ebook) if you do not already have it in hand. See JAFSCD's published reviews to be sure your suggested item has not already been reviewed.
Book reviews for JAFSCD are between 750 and 1,000 words. Reviewers have about two months in which to complete their review from the time they receive the book. A template is sent to help guide them in drafting the review. Helpful editorial support is provided for new writers, and publication is quite prompt once a final draft is accepted.

If you have any questions, contact Matthew Hoffman, JAFSCD associate editor for book reviews. See more detail about book reviews at the JAFSCD website.
About you
1.Name:(Required.)
2.Organizational affiliation (if any):
3.Is your organization a JAFSCD Shareholder? Check the list of university libraries and agency shareholders, and university program and nonprofit shareholders. Priority is given to reviewers from supporting shareholders!
4.Email (please type with care!)(Required.)
5.Phone (sometimes requested by the shipper in case of delivery issues; will not be used for any other purposes):(Required.)
6.Address (where a publication may be sent––full mailing address):(Required.)
7.In a few sentences, share your relevant experience for reviewing this publication. (For example, a graduate student focused on a particular topic or a community activist with long experience with a particular issue or type of project are both well qualified to review. We feel that qualifications are not a matter of academic degrees!)  
(Required.)
8.We ask that book reviewers for JAFSCD consider the time they have available and commit to following through with their review. We only select one reviewer for each book, so those who can't follow through make it unlikely we will publish a review of that book.
Are you sure you have the time available to read the book, draft your review, and respond to comments on it? We ask that the review be completed with 2 months of receiving the book.
About the publication
9.Title of publication you'd like to review:(Required.)
10.Author(s) or Editor(s):(Required.)
11.Publisher (only needed if you're suggesting a book, rather than responding to a request for reviewers):
12.Book description (only needed if you're suggesting a book, rather than responding to a request for reviewers; you may simply paste the description from the publisher):
13.Name and email of publisher contact to request review copy (if available; only needed if you're suggesting a book, rather than responding to a request for reviewers):
14.Have you been in touch or are responding to a request from associate editor Matthew Hoffman or a JAFSCD staff person (Duncan Hilchey or Amy Christian)? If so, please specify who you have been in contact with here so we can direct your information appropriately.
15.For internal use only (please disregard):